42nd meridian east

The meridian 42° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude^[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 42nd meridian east forms a great circle with the 138th meridian west.

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 42nd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 42°0′E / 90.000°N 42.000°E / 90.000; 42.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
80°30′N 42°0′E / 80.500°N 42.000°E / 80.500; 42.000 (Barents Sea)	Barents Sea
68°29′N 42°0′E / 68.483°N 42.000°E / 68.483; 42.000 (White Sea)	White Sea
66°23′N 42°0′E / 66.383°N 42.000°E / 66.383; 42.000 (Russia)	Russia
43°13′N 42°0′E / 43.217°N 42.000°E / 43.217; 42.000 (Abkhazia/Georgia)	Abkhazia or  Georgia	Abkhazia is a partially recognised state. Most nations consider its territory to be part of Georgia.
43°1′N 42°0′E / 43.017°N 42.000°E / 43.017; 42.000 (Georgia)	Georgia
41°30′N 42°0′E / 41.500°N 42.000°E / 41.500; 42.000 (Turkey)	Turkey
37°10′N 42°0′E / 37.167°N 42.000°E / 37.167; 42.000 (Syria)	Syria
36°44′N 42°0′E / 36.733°N 42.000°E / 36.733; 42.000 (Iraq)	Iraq
31°9′N 42°0′E / 31.150°N 42.000°E / 31.150; 42.000 (Saudi Arabia)	Saudi Arabia
17°42′N 42°0′E / 17.700°N 42.000°E / 17.700; 42.000 (Red Sea)	Red Sea
16°51′N 42°0′E / 16.850°N 42.000°E / 16.850; 42.000 (Saudi Arabia)	Saudi Arabia	Farasan Islands
16°38′N 42°0′E / 16.633°N 42.000°E / 16.633; 42.000 (Red Sea)	Red Sea
13°48′N 42°0′E / 13.800°N 42.000°E / 13.800; 42.000 (Eritrea)	Eritrea
12°50′N 42°0′E / 12.833°N 42.000°E / 12.833; 42.000 (Ethiopia)	Ethiopia
11°52′N 42°0′E / 11.867°N 42.000°E / 11.867; 42.000 (Djibouti)	Djibouti
10°55′N 42°0′E / 10.917°N 42.000°E / 10.917; 42.000 (Ethiopia)	Ethiopia
4°6′N 42°0′E / 4.100°N 42.000°E / 4.100; 42.000 (Somalia)	Somalia
0°59′S 42°0′E / 0.983°S 42.000°E / -0.983; 42.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean
60°0′S 42°0′E / 60.000°S 42.000°E / -60.000; 42.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
68°22′S 42°0′E / 68.367°S 42.000°E / -68.367; 42.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

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